Posted on 12/06/2011 9:54:56 AM PST by maggiesnotebook
I don't think so. Last night on the Fox Panel, Donald Trump was roundly flogged for moderating a debate with GOP Presidential candidates. The complaints were that Trump might still run himself, Trump is not a journalist, a Trump debate is nothing more than a reality show, it's a joke and beneath the office of the Presidency (that from Ron Paul). Charles Krauthammer joined in and agreed. Karl Rove has expressed similar opinions. Krauthammer, Rove and other elitists need to get over themselves. True Conservative members of any Tea Party can do as well as any "journalist," and a Trump debate isn't a reality show until it's over and the audience decides it is a joke.
The jokes are the early debates moderated by various progressive, partisan hacks. Most 'journalists' are a joke, in my opinion. Sheeeesh! I am sick of these establishment efforts to elect Mitt Romney, and that's what this is about. I'm still listening to the candidates. I'm still making up my mind, because the two candidates I know without a doubt, will do the job, may be out of the running. I want to hear these debates, and Trump will ask some hard questions. If Trump's position is wrong, or unpopular, so be it, but he's not a joke. If he doesn't do a good and honorable job, if his questions are inane, if no one shows up to debate, if there is no audience, so be it, but as Nancy Pelousy (hat tip to NiceDeb) indicated, you have to read or see something to know what's in it, or what the end result will be.
Shame on Charles Krauthammer and Karl Rove. Talk your guy up if you want to, but stop the condescending bitching.
Great idea, just keep AARP doctors off of No. 2. Huckabee’s forum with three State Attorneys Generals worked well.
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